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A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice, as well as of virtue, to inspire him.

Brendan Behan

One drink is to many for me and a thousand not enough.
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Addiction Country Enough Irish People
God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.
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Family Forgive Men Mother
Every cripple has his own way of walking.
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Cripples Walking Way
When I’m talking to people I like to stop and quote myself. My quotes have a way of spicing up conversation.
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People Talking Way
Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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Country Inspirational Irish People Psychosis
New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment… a place where you’re least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.
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Country Funny Irish People Spiritual
When two men fight over a woman it’s the fight they want, not the woman.
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Fighting Men Two Woman
Pound notes are the best religion in the world.
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Funny Money World
What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.
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Differences History Men
He was born an Englishman and remained one for years.
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Born Country Irish People Years
You made one mistake. You married me.
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Cynical Married Mistake
An author’s first duty is to let down his country.
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Country Down Firsts Let
Failure at a task may be the result of having tackled it at the wrong time.
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May Results Tasks
The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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Funny Marriage Sexy
There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.
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Made Miserable Situation
There’s no one, no one, loves you like yourself.
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Like Love One Love You
I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Drinkers Problem Writing
Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it’s done, they’ve seen it done every day, but they’re unable to do it themselves.
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Criticism Editors Funny
Most horror movies are certainly that.
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Cinema Horror Most
Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
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Judging Said Umpires
I’m a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.
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Catholic Communist Dark
Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.
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Friendship Hurt Writing
Whatever you hold in contempt is your jailer.
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Contempt Jailer Prison
I saw a notice that said “Drink Canada Dry” and I’ve just started.
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Beer Drinking Food
A general and a bit of shooting makes you forget your troubles … it takes your mind off the cost of living.
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Cost General Living Mind War
I only take a drink on two occasions – when I’m thirsty and when I’m not.
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Alcohol Drinking Two
Many a man has decided to stay alive not because of the will to live but because of the determination not to give assorted surviving bastards the satisfaction of his death.
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Determination Men Suicide

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